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The Application of Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

The Application of Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06367270
Acronym
PIPAC
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-04-16
Start date
2023-09-01
Completion date
2027-08-31
Last updated
2026-04-30

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Conditions

Peritoneal Metastases

Keywords

Pressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC), Peritoneal metastases, Oxaliplatin, Intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Brief summary

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel minimally invasive drug delivery system for patients with peritoneal metastases (PM). It has been considered as a safe and feasible palliative treatment alternative proven by previous phase I studies. Currently available evidence on feasibility, efficacy and tolerability in Asian populations is limited. In this open-label, single-arm, monocentric clinical trial, investigators aim to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and complications of PIPAC with oxaliplatin as an alternative on patients of unresectable colorectal cancer with PM and doxorubicin and cisplatin on patients of unresectable gastric and pancreatic cancers with PM. Alternative regimen can be considered multidisciplinary tumour board meeting. Patients will be recruited according to the inclusion criteria and treated for 3 cycles of PIPAC and concurrent systemic chemotherapy. The goal was to repeat PIPAC every 6-8 weeks for at least three procedures, and the delay of the systemic chemotherapy is 2 weeks before and after each PIPAC procedure. If PM was considered to become resectable during PIPAC, patients were discussed at the multidisciplinary tumour board for curative intent cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). The primary outcome is the clinical benefit rate (CBR), measured by an independent radiologist according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) and Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) assessed by laparoscopy and histopathological tumour response evaluated by pathologists blinded to clinical outcomes. Key secondary outcomes include the major and minor treatment-related adverse events according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTACE) up to 4 weeks after the treatment, Cytological tumour response of peritoneal lavage or ascites, treatment-related characteristics, hospital stay, progression-free survival, overall survival and readmission rate. The proposed study duration is 3 years from the start date and the estimated sample size is 51 according to centre capacity.

Interventions

DRUGPressured Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy

PIPAC cycles will be scheduled every 6-8 weeks and 2 weeks after the last systemic chemotherapy administration. The bidirectional program for the combination of intraperitoneal and systemic chemotherapy is designed as follows: systemic chemotherapy followed by PIPAC two weeks later, followed by a one-week interval, and then systemic chemotherapy once again until three PIPAC cycles have been completed. Up to a one-week delay in returning to systemic chemotherapy after PIPAC and vice versa were considered acceptable. Systemic drug choice was based on previous chemotherapy exposure and the medical oncologists' decision. The study ends after the 3rd cycle of PIPAC.

Sponsors

The University of Hong Kong
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. ≥18 years of old; 2. WHO performance of status 0-1; 3. Histologically or cytologically proven PM of a gastric, pancreatic or colorectal carcinoma; 4. Treatment naïve patients as first-line treatment; 5. Progression on or intolerance to first-line systemic chemotherapy as second-line treatment; 6. No symptoms of gastrointestinal obstruction; 7. No contraindications for the planned systemic therapy or laparoscopy; 8. No previous PIPAC/IP/HIPEC; 9. No other concurrent malignancies or any other malignancy within 6 months prior to enrolment; 10. Able to give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. A history of allergic reaction to platinum containing compounds or doxorubicin; 2. Pregnant or breastfeeding; 3. Any extra-peritoneal metastases; 4. Renal impairment, defined as GFR less than 40 mL/min; 5. Impaired liver function defined as bilirubin over 1.5 × UNL; 6. Inadequate haematological function * Leucocyte \< 3.00 × 109/L * Absolute neutrophil counts \< 1.50 × 109/L * Platelet \< 100 × 109/L

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical benefit rate (CBR)At the end of Cycle 3 (each cycle is 6 to 8 weeks)Clinical benefit rate (CBR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST).

Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

CONTACTIan WONG, Dr.
iyhwong@hku.hk+852 2255 4774
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORIan WONG, Dr.

The University of Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 1, 2026